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University of Vermont
University of Vermont Dept. of History
201 Wheeler House
133 S. Prospect St.
Burlington, VT 05405-0164
Phone: 802.656.3180
Email: shari.dike@uvm.edu
Website: https://www.uvm.edu/cas/history


The Department of History faculty are each experts in their unique areas of study as well as talented teacher-mentors. We guide our students in their quest for research and writing skills as well as the development of critical thought.


Chair: Sean Stilwell
Director of Graduate Studies: Sarah Osten (hist.); Devin Colman (hist. preservation)
Director of Undergraduate Studies: David Massell
Degrees Offered: BA,MA,MS
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: global, cultural, social, gender, environmental
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $16280
   Out-of-state: $44646
Graduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $12204
   Out-of-state: $21600
Other Tuition:
    $1,603 undergraduate and $1,018 graduate comp fees

Enrollment 2024-25:
Undergraduate Majors: 197
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 14
Full-time Graduate Students: 15
Part-time Graduate Students: 13
Degrees in History: 0 AA 63 BA 0 BS 4 MA 5 MS 0 PhD
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 0
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 0
% of Online-Only Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate
   Financial Aid: https://www.uvm.edu/studentfinancialservices
Graduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.uvm.edu/graduate/prospective_student_resources
   Financial Aid: https://www.uvm.edu/studentfinancialservices

Areas of Specialization: global, cultural, social, gender, environmental

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Doctoral Program Information

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Directory of History Dissertations

Doctoral Program Statistics 2024-25:
PhD students currently enrolled: 0
PhD applications received: 0
New PhD students: 0
% of students receiving tuition waivers: 0
% of students receiving stipends: 0


Buchanan, Andrew N. (PHD, Rutgers, 2011; ; sr. lect.) US, military; andrew.buchanan@uvm.edu
Clayton, Alexander David (PHD, Michigan, 2024; ; asst. prof.) environmental, science; alexander.clayton@uvm.edu
Colman, Devin (MS, Vermont, 2006; ; lect. and dir., hist. preservation) history preservation and architecture; devin.colman@uvm.edu
Deslandes, Paul R. (PHD, Toronto, 1996; ; prof.) Britain, gender, sexualities; paul.deslandes@uvm.edu
Ergene, Bogac A. (PHD, Ohio State, 2001; ; prof.) Islam and world, social theory and cultural studies; bogac.ergene@uvm.edu
Esselstrom, Erik Warren (PHD, California, Santa Barbara, 2004; ; prof.) modern Japan, comparative East Asia; eesselst@uvm.edu
Field, Sean L. (PHD, Northwestern, 2002; ; prof.) medieval Europe, religious; sean.field@uvm.edu
Gustafson, Melanie S. (PHD, NYU, 1993; ; prof.) US social, US women, gender politics; melanie.gustafson@uvm.edu
Huener, Jonathan D. (PHD, Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1998; ; assoc. prof.) modern Germany, Poland, Holocaust; jonathan.huener@uvm.edu
Kornbluh, Felicia A. (PHD, Princeton, 2000; ; prof.) US, gender; felicia.kornbluh@uvm.edu
Massell, David P. (PHD, Duke, 1997; ; prof. and dir., undergrad. studies) Canada, US-Canada relations, environmental; david.massell@uvm.edu
McGowan, Abigail (PhD, Univ of Pennsylvania, 2003; ; prof.) South Asia, India, Visual and Material Culture; abigail.mcgowan@uvm.edu
Osten, Sarah E. (PHD, Chicago, 2010; ; assoc. prof. and dir., grad. studies) Latin America, Mexico; sarah.osten@uvm.edu
Phelps, Nicole M. (PHD, Minnesota, 2008; ; assoc. prof.) US diplomatic; nicole.phelps@uvm.edu
Schrafstetter, Susanna B. (PHD, Munich, Germany, 1998; ; prof.) 20th-century Europe; susanna.schrafstetter@uvm.edu
Senecal, Zoe D'Amour (PHD, Northwestern, 2024; ; lect.) medieval; zoe.senecal@uvm.edu
Steinweis, Alan E. (PHD, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1988; ; prof.) Holocaust; alan.steinweis@uvm.edu
Stilwell, Sean (PHD, York, Can., 1999; ; prof. and chair) Africa, Nigeria; sean.stilwell@uvm.edu
Visser, Thomas D. (MS, Vermont, 1986; ; prof.) historic preservation, architectural conservation; thomas.visser@uvm.edu
Walker, Pamela N. (PHD, Rutgers, 2021; ; asst. prof.) African American; pnwalker@uvm.edu
Zdatny, Steven Michael (PHD, Pennsylvania, 1982; ; prof.) modern France; steven.zdatny@uvm.edu
Andrea, Alfred J. (PHD, Cornell, 1969; ; prof. emeritus) medieval Europe, global; aandrea@uvm.edu
Briggs, Charles (PHD, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1993; ; sr. lect. emeritus) late medieval European intellectual and cultural, world, early Europe; charles.briggs@uvm.edu
Brown, Dona L. (PHD, Massachusetts Amherst, 1989; ; prof. emeritus) Vermont, US cultural; dona.brown@uvm.edu
Carr, Jacqueline Barbara (PHD, California, Berkeley, 1998; ; assoc. prof. emeritus) early America, women; jacqueline.carr@uvm.edu
Coleman, Willi (PHD, California, Irvine, 1983; ; assoc. prof. emeritus) African American, US women of color; willi.coleman@uvm.edu
Hutton, Patrick H. (PHD, Wisconsin, Madison, 1969; ; prof. emeritus) European intellectual, historiography, modern France; patrick.hutton@uvm.edu
Liebs, Chester (MS, Columbia, 1977; ; prof. emeritus) historic preservation; cliebs1@aol.com
McCullough, Robert (PHD, Cornell, 1993; ; prof. emeritus) historic preservation, architectural, preservation law; robert.mccullough@uvm.edu
Overfield, James H. (PHD, Princeton, 1968; ; prof. emeritus) global, Renaissance and Reformation, European intellectual; james.overfield@uvm.edu
Stoler, Mark A. (PHD, Wisconsin, Madison, 1971; ; prof. emeritus) US diplomatic, US military, World War II; mark.stoler@uvm.edu
Youngblood, Denise J. (PHD, Stanford, 1980; ; prof. emerita) Russia and eastern Europe, European cultural, film and history; denise.youngblood@uvm.edu
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